5 tips to help men feel fabulous

Man making a fist (focus on hand)

? 1. Sit less. The advice is so simple that it sounds silly: A recent study of 63,000 middle-aged men found those who sat four hours or less daily were much less likely to have a chronic condition (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure) than those who sat more. Men who sat at least six hours day? They had greater risk for diabetes. If you have a desk job, make the effort to move more - pace while you're on the phone, or walk to the farthest deli to buy lunch.

? 2. Don't drive drowsy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1 in 24 adult drivers admit they recently fell asleep while driving. Drowsy driving causes more than 100,000 crashes a year; car crashes are the leading cause of fatal accidents among men; and up to 33 percent of deadly crashes involve drowsy drivers. Solution: Take a pit stop.

? 4. Stop smoking and drink less alcohol. Men do both more than women. These habits contribute to heart disease, cancer, lung ailments and stroke. So quit.

? 5. Make a fist for memory. Need to remember your hardware-store shopping list? Clench your right fist for about 90 seconds before memorizing it; then when you get to the store, clench your left fist to recall the items. It may sound wacky, but a new study out of Montclair State University in New Jersey suggests fist-clenching activates brain regions associated with memory formation, and a right-left sequence worked best.